# US 12,594,178 B2 · Rehabilitation protective gear for plantar fasciitis

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- Number: US 12,594,178 B2
- Document ID: US12594178B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/582,924
- Filed: 2024-02-21
- Published: 2025-08-21
- Granted: 2026-04-07
- Earliest claimed: 2024-02-21
- Assignees: Guangzhou New Design Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
- Applicants: Guangzhou New Design Biotechnology Co. Ltd.
- Inventors: Shaowei Zhang; Sile Zou
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12594178B2

## CPC

- A61F 5/0111: {for the feet or ankles}
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)

## Abstract

A rehabilitation protective gear for plantar fasciitis includes a wearable main body, including a foot board for supporting a sole, and a peroneal guard plate integrally formed on the foot board for extending along a calf; a toe sleeve, detachably disposed at a front end of the foot board; and a traction structure, including a traction rope and a locking structure, one end of the traction rope being threaded in the toe sleeve, and the other end thereof being mounted on the peroneal guard plate. By pulling the traction rope, the toe sleeve is driven to tilt upwards, thereby driving toe ends of a foot body to be upturned. The locking structure is configured to cooperate with the traction rope to lock or unlock the traction rope subjected to length adjustment. The rehabilitation protective gear can improve stretching and comfort, promoting recovery of patients with plantar fasciitis.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rehabilitation protective gear for plantar fasciitis, comprising:
a wearable main body, comprising a foot board for supporting a sole, and a peroneal guard plate integrally formed on the foot board for extending along a calf;
a toe sleeve, detachably disposed at a front end of the foot board; and
a traction structure, comprising a traction rope and a locking structure, wherein
one end of the traction rope is threaded on the toe sleeve, and another end of the traction rope is mounted on the peroneal guard plate; by pulling the traction rope, the toe sleeve is driven to tilt upwards, thereby driving toe ends of a foot body to be upturned; and the locking structure is configured to cooperate with the traction rope to lock or unlock the traction rope subjected to length adjustment;
the rehabilitation protective gear for plantar fasciitis further comprises a connecting pad, which is capable of being mounted on the foot board in a position-adjustable manner along the foot length direction, one end of the connecting pad is connected to the foot board, and another end of the connecting pad is connected to the toe sleeve;
the connecting pad comprises a pad body connected to an interior of the toe sleeve, and a connecting band connected to the pad body, a flexible band body or an elastic strip that is capable of being swung upwards and bent is employed as the connecting band; and
a plurality of position adjusting holes are reserved in the foot board along the foot length direction, a bottom surface of the connecting band has connecting columns, which are snapped into the position adjusting holes to achieve a connection between the foot board and the connecting pad, and a length of the connecting band connected to the foot board is adjusted by selectively snapping the connecting columns into the position adjusting holes.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The rehabilitation protective gear for plantar fasciitis according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of protrusions are formed on a bottom surface of the pad body, and a plurality of concave holes are formed in the toe sleeve correspondingly; and the plurality of protrusions of the pad body are correspondingly sleeved inside the concave holes, so that the toe sleeve is connected to the connecting pad.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The rehabilitation protective gear for plantar fasciitis according to claim 1, wherein the locking structure comprises a rotary knob, which is mounted on the peroneal guard plate; and the traction rope is threaded on the toe sleeve and in the rotary knob, so that the traction rope is contracted by rotating the rotary knob and thus stretches the toe sleeve upwards.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The rehabilitation protective gear for plantar fasciitis according to claim 1, wherein the wearable main body comprises a housing layer, and an inner lining layer attached to an inner side of the housing layer.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The rehabilitation protective gear for plantar fasciitis according to claim 1, comprising a first strap, one end of the first strap being connected to the foot board and located on the side opposite to the peroneal guard plate, the first strap being configured to bind the peroneal guard plate to the calf by bypassing the instep; and a second strap, one end of the second strap being connected to a top end of the peroneal guard plate, the second strap cooperating with the peroneal guard plate to wrap the calf.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The rehabilitation protective gear for plantar fasciitis according to claim 1, wherein the toe sleeve has a solid surface, and comprises a bottom plate and an arched portion connected to the bottom plate, wherein a space for accommodating toes is formed between the bottom plate and the arched portion.